Safety Culture Lead

Babcock Mission Critical Services España SA.; West Devon; Hybrid; GBP 43,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense services provider is seeking a Safety Culture Lead to drive behavioral transformation at one of the UK's critical defense sites. This full-time role involves developing safety culture strategies, leading assessments, and collaborating closely with teams to improve safety awareness. Candidates should possess a relevant degree and proven experience in change initiatives. Attractive compensation and extensive benefits are offered, alongside opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to Digital GP and health consultations

Employee share scheme

Holiday Trading benefits

‘Be Kind Day’ for volunteering work

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading large-scale behavioral and cultural change initiatives.
• Ability to use data to drive improvement and inform decisions.
• Experience managing and developing teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and implementation of a safety culture strategy.
• Conduct assessments to improve safety culture.
• Collaborate with leadership to promote safety awareness.

Skills

Leadership in behavioral change

Data-driven decision making

Facilitation and communication

Education

Degree in Psychology or related field

Job description

Safety Culture Lead

Location:
Devonport, Plymouth, GB, PL1 4SG

Onsite or Hybrid:

Job Title: Safety Culture Lead
Location: Plymouth, Devon
Compensation: £43,935 - £53,795 depending on experience + benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Safety Culture Lead at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

The role As a Safety Culture Lead, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You’ll be at the forefront of driving behavioural and cultural transformation across one of the UK’s most critical defence sites. This is a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact on national defence while advancing your career in a dynamic and purpose-driven environment.

Day-to-day, you’ll lead the development and implementation of a safety culture strategy that fosters proactive safety behaviours, improves communication, and enhances performance across all levels of the organisation.

• Developing and leading the safety culture strategy and communication improvement plan
• Conducting assessments, surveys, workshops and interviews to measure and improve safety culture
• Collaborating with leadership and frontline teams to promote safety awareness and engagement
• Working with the Learning from Experience team to analyse incidents and identify improvement areas
• Planning and delivering seminars, training and workshops across the organisation

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and is based on site at Devonport Royal Dockyard.

Preferred experience of the Safety Culture Lead

• Proven experience leading large-scale behavioural and cultural change initiatives
• Skilled in applying evidence-based practices and safety culture maturity models
• Ability to use data to drive improvement and inform decisions
• Strong facilitation, communication, and influencing skills to shape workplace culture
• Experience managing and developing teams while driving continuous improvement

Qualifications for the Safety Culture Lead

• Degree in Psychology, Human Factors or a related discipline (Extensive equivalent demonstrable experience will be considered)

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Many positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

What we offer

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Babcock International

For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email [e-mail] with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.